Victory  Boys 


Bulletin  IV 

United  War  Work  Campaign 
for  $170,500,000 

November  11-18,  1918 


SERIES  OF  CAMPAIGN  BULLETINS 

I.  Organization  in  the  City,  Large  or  Small 
II.  Organization  in  the  County 

III.  Preparation  and  Assignment  of  Lists 

IV.  Victory  Boys 
V.  Victory  Girls 

VI.  The  Campaign  among  Students 
VII.  The  Campaign  in  Industries 
VIII.  Publicity  Organization  and  Distribution 
IX.  Meetings:  How  to  Plan  and  Conduct 
X.  Campaign  in  Army  and  Navy  Camps 
XI.  Collection,  Custody,  and  Forwarding  of  Funds 
XII.  The  Precinct  Plan 


Issued  by  the 
OFFICE  OF  THE  DIRECTOR  GENERAL 
347  Madison  Avenue,  New  York,  N.  Y. 


NATIONAL  ADVISORY  COMMITTEE 
BOYS'  "EARN  AND  GIVE"  DIVISION-VICTORY  BOYS 
UNITED  WAR  WORK  CAMPAIGN 

Hon.  Philander  P.  Claxton 

United  States  Commissioner  of  Education. 

Franklin  K.  Mathiews 

American  Library  Association. 

Thornton  W.  Burgess 

Authors'  League  of  America. 

John  Martin 

Authors'  League  of  America. 

W.  E.  Hall 

President,  Boys'  Club  Federation. 

C.  J.  Atkinson 

Boys'  Club  Federation. 

Colin  H.  Livingstone 

President,  Boy  Scouts  of  America. 

James  E.  West 

Boy  Scouts  of  America. 

Wilfred  W.  Fry 

International  Committee,  Young  Men's  Christian  Associations. 

Edgar  M.  Robinson 

International  Committee,  Young  Men's  Christian  Associations. 

John  G.  Alexander 

International  Sunday  School  Association. 

S.  Benderly 

League  of  Jewish  Youth. 

Thomas  W.  Churchill 

National  Catholic  War  Council. 

Felix  Adler 

President,  National  Child  Labor  Committee. 

Owen  R.  Lovejoy 

National  Child  Labor  Committee. 

Samuel  A.  Goldsmith 

National  Council  Young  Men's  Hebrew  Associations. 

George  D.  Strayer 

President,  National  Education  Association. 

Carroll  G.  Pearse 

National  Education  Association. 

Robert  A.  Woods 

President,  National  Federation  of  Settlements. 

John  Dolph 

National  Rotary  Clubs 

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Joseph  Lee 

President,  Playground  and  Recreation  Association  of  America. 

H.  S.  Braucher 

Playground  and  Recreation  Association  of  America. 

F.  G.  Blair 

State  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction  of  Illinois. 

Thomas  E.  Finegan 

Acting  State  Commissioner  of  Education  of  New  York. 

C.  N.  Kendall 

State  Commissioner  of  Education  of  New  Jersey. 

C.  P.  Cary 

State  Superintendent  Public  Schools  of  Wisconsin. 

C.  E.  Chadsey 

Superintendent  of  Education,  Detroit. 

J.  A.  Churchill 

Superintendent  of  Education,  Oregon 

Ernest  Thompson  Seton 

President,  Woodcraft  League. 

Philip  Fagans 

Woodcraft  League 


Arthur  N.  Cotton,  National  Campaign  Director  of  "Victory  Boys" 
Division. 

Jacob  Billikopf,  Associate  Director. 
David  Hinshaw,  Associate  Director. 
T.  F.  Moench,  Associate  Director. 


EXECUTIVE  STAFF 


Department  Secretaries 


Frank  Ritchie .  .  . 
J.  Blaine  Withee. 
W.  L.  Chandler.. 
Leonard  Paulson 


Central 

Southern 

Western 


Eastern 

Northeastern 

Southeastern 


Frank  H.  Cheley 
C.  M.  Brownell. 


Special  Field  Secretaries 


H.  K.  Craft.  .  . 
S.  I.  Esquivel 


R.  D.  Hall 


Colored  Boys 
Mexican  Boys 
Indian  Boys 


VICTORY  BOYS 


"A  million  boys  behind  a  million  fighters"  is  the  slogan,— "Victory 
Boys"  is  the  name  of  the  boys'  "earn  and  give"  division  of  the  United 
War  Work  Campaign  which  takes  place  November  11-18,  1918.  With 
this  challenge  to  national  service,  boys  of  proper  age  will  be  given 
an  opportunity  to  back  our  American  fighters  by  enrolling  as  Victory 
Boys. 

ENROLLMENT 

Enrollment  by  a  boy  consists  in  his  statement  of  purpose  to  "earn 
and  give"  in  order  to  make  his  fighter  happy  through  the  work  of  the 
seven  organizations  in  the  Campaign. 

Each  boy  states  on  the  subscription  card  the  amount  of  money  he 
will  plan  to  "earn  and  give"  toward  the  total  amount  needed  in  the 
Campaign.  Thus  the  boys'  purpose  is  to  share  in  the  raising  of  the 
entire  $170,500,000. 

Boys'  subscriptions  and  payments  will  be  a  part  of  the  quota  for 
each  department,  state,  district,  county,  city  or  town. 

The  plan  is  to  mobilize  boys  to  "earn  and  give"  and  not  to  build 
up  a  new  organization. 


SUBSCRIPTION  OR  PLEDGE  UNIT 

To  provide  the  privileges  of  the  seven  organizations  for  an  Ameri- 
can fighter  costs  approximately  $5.00  for  five  weeks. 

A  majority  of  the  boys  will  thus  enroll  to  earn  and  give  $5  at  least. 
Some  will  pledge  to  cover  the  expense  for  six  months  or  a  year  of 
privileges.  To  show  what  $5,  $10,  $25  or  $50  will  do  will  be  to  enroll 
larger  numbers  at  these  amounts.  Some  will  give  but  one  dollar, 
which  however  will  require  regular  recognition  provided  it  represents 
the  boy's  own  earnings  and  actual  effort. 

Each  boy  who  enrolls  to  "earn  and  give"  will  receive  an  enrollment 
button.  He  will  receive  a  home  window  banner,  saying  a  boy  in  his 
home  has  enrolled  with  the  "Victory  Boys"  to  back  up  an  American 
fighter  by  earning  and  giving  to  the  United  War  Work  Campaign 
fund.  When  he  has  completed  payment,  he  will  receive  a  certificate- 
receipt. 

Every  effort  should  be  exerted  to  make  it  clear  that  a  real  sacrifice  is 
necessary.  Each  boy  should  be  urged,  however,  to  pledge  only  what 
he  fully  expects  to  earn  and  give. 

Payments  may  be  made  in  full  or  in  three  instalments,  at  the  same 
times  as  in  the  regular  Campaign.  ,  j 

No  boy  should  be  allowed  to  secure  gifts  for  any  part  of  his  pledge. 
He  may  utilize  his  savings,  provided  they  represent  his  own  earnings. 

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In  presenting  the  opportunity  to  boys,  it  will  be  wise  to  tell  the 
story  of  the  need  and  when  feasible  leave  the  solicitation  of  pledges 
from  boys  to  personal  calls  or  visits  by  workers.  This  will  tend  to 
emphasize  the  necessity  for  hard  work  and  payment  in  full.  Whenever 
it  becomes  necessary  to  take  subscriptions  in  connection  with  meet- 
ings, speakers  and  workers  should  give  special  emphasis  to  the  need 
for  early  and  complete  payment  of  pledges. 

THE  GOAL— ONE  MILLION  BOYS 

The  definite  goal  is  the  securing  of  1,000,000  boys,  each  to  "earn" 
and  "give"  at  least  $5.00.  Boys  who  "pay  the  hard  price"  are  the  real 
goal.  On  this  basis,  the  goals  of  the  different  departments  are  as 
follows : 

Northeastern  Department   65,000  boys 

Eastern  Department   270,000  boys 

Southeastern  Department   155,000  boys 

Central  Department   390,000  boys 

Southern  Department   100,000  boys 

Western  Department   45,000  boys 

State,  county  and  city  or  town  goals  may  be  adopted  on  the  same 
basis— approximately  one  ninth  of  the  boy  population.  The  campaign 
should  challenge  every  boy  in  the  open  country  and  rural  communities 
as  well  as  in  the  cities. 

THE  MAIN  PURPOSE 

The  chief  aim  of  the  "Victory  Boys"  effort  is  the  development  of 
boys  in  intelligent,  sacrificial  investment  of  their  lives  in  behalf  of 
the  "great  cause."   The  appeal  is  to  earn  and  give. 

The  gift  of  money  should  result  in  a  challenge  to  full  preparation 
for  the  largest  usefulness  in  the  reconstruction  days  ahead  and  in  a 
growing  consciousness  of  the  spiritual  significance  of  the  gift  of 
life  and  talent  in  the  cause  of  righteousness. 

The  "Victory  Boys"  division  of  the  campaign  should  prove  an  in- 
spiration and  stimulus  to  increased  effort  by  men  in  the  general  Cam- 
paign. Learning  of  the  sacrificial  price  the  boys  pay  on  the  "earn  and 
give"  basis,  men  and  women  will  give  larger  amounts  and  work  harder. 

GENERAL  ORGANIZATION  PLANS 

The  organization  of  the  Boys'  Division  of  the  General  Campaign  is 
under  the  direction  of  the  General  Campaign  Committee  representing 
the  seven  organizations.  This  committee  early  decided  that  the  Vic- 
tory Boys"  with  their  slogan  and  "earn  and  give"  effort  should  be  an 
integral  part  of  the  whole  Campaign  and  parallel  the  general  Campaign 
at  every  point-nationally,  by  departments,  by  states,  by  districts,  by 
counties,  by  cities,  by  towns  and  out  into  the  rural  communities. 

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"Wherever  the  organization  of  the  campaign  goes,  the  men  in  charge 
should  make  certain  that  a  committee  of  men  be  charged  with  the 
responsibility  for  inaugurating  and  pushing  to  a  successful  conclusion 
he'enroUment  of  boys"  to  'earn  and  give'  and  to  pay  their  pledges  in 
full  The  responsibility  rests  with  the  general  campaign  organizers 
in  each  place  to  think  and  plan  in  terms  of  boys  who  may  earn  and 
give  as  well  as  to  secure  gifts  from  men  and  women 

The  General  Campaign  Committee  unanimously  elected  Dr.  John  R. 
Mott  as  Director  General  of  the  United  War  Work  Campaign.  He 
appointed  the  National  Director  and  the  National  Advisory  Committee 
of  the  boys'  "earn  and  give"  division  of  the  Campaign. 

The  six  Department  Directors  appointed  their  Department  Boys 
Secretaries  who  are  directly  associated  with  and  under  the  general 
direction  of  the  Campaign  Directors  within  the  designated  areas.  State 
district  county,  city  and  town  executive  secretaries  or  committees  of 
the  Boys'  Division  are  similarly  related  to  the  officers  and  committee- 
men of  the  general  Campaign  within  these  smaller  sections 

The  National  Bureau  of  Publicity  and  the  National  Speakers  Bu- 
reau cover  the  boys'  effort  and  cooperate  in  every  possible  way.  The 
special  manuals  of  these  bureaus  give  valuable  suggestion  and  am- 
munition, as  does  "The  Victory  Boy." 

LOCAL  ORGANIZATION  PLANS 

In  every  place,  small  or  large,  the  nucleus  of  the  staff  of  the  boys' 
working  organization  should  be  secured  as  soon  as  possible  and  serve 
as  a  subdivision  of  the  men's  local  organization.  As  fast  as  they  are 
set  up,  these  preliminary  organizations  should  be  reported  to  the  State 
Directors  of  the  Boys'  Division  of  the  Campaign,  by  them  to  the 
Department  Boys'  Executive  Secretaries,  and  by  them  to  the  National 
Headquarters. 

When  possible,  older  boys'  "planning  conferences"  should  be  held 
as  early  as  practicable.  In  addition,  state  conferences  and  district  and 
county  patriotic  meetings  may  wisely  be  held,  not  merely  to  recruit 
and  train  boys  for  the  Campaign,  but  to  give  a  sufficiently  challenging 
motive  for  the  large  task  of  the  years  of  opportunity  ahead.  Special 
suggestive  programs  and  plans  are  available. 

The  local  plans  for  the  boys'  division  of  the  Campaign  should  include 
the  following : 

1.  Secure  the  appointment  of  a  Boys'  Division  Committee  to  inau- 
gurate and  push  to  a  successful  conclusion  the  enrollment  of  boys  to 
earn  and  give  and  to  pay  their  pledges  in  full.  The  local  General 
Chairrnan  or  Campaign  Director  should  appoint  this  committee  and 
be  certain  that  it  adequately  represents  the  various  local  agencies  that 
touch  the  boy  life  of  the  community,  including  all  creeds.  It  must  be 
in  fact  a  hard  working  committee.  The  Chairman  should  be  a  member 
of  the  local  general  campaign  committee  and  may  wisely  be  made  a 
vice-chairman. 


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2.  Organize  these  men  and  the  older  boy  leaders  into  an  effective 
working  force,  with  necessary  sub-committees  to  plan  fully  the  effort 
among  all  boys  of  proper  age  in  the  community.  "The  Victory 
Boy,"  a  sixteen-page  booklet,  gives  full  instructions  on  how  to  set  up 
the  local  campaign  in  rural  or  urban  communities,  among  industrial 
boys,  employed  boys,  school  boys,  colored  boys,  and  Mexican  boys. 
Every  worker  should  have  this  manual  of  instruction. 

3.  Plan  the  details  for  pledging  the  boys  to  earn  and  to  give,  by 
means  of 

(a)  Special  presentation  of  the  need, 

(b)  Personal  solicitation. 

An  "over  the  top"  local  campaign  for  cities  and  a  "boys  behind  the 
fighters"  campaign  are  outlined  with  detailed  instructions  in  "The 
Victory  Boy." 

4.  Work  out  plans  for  helping  to  provide  employment  for  those  who 
pledge  to  earn  and  give.  Great  care  should  be  taken  to  live  up  to  local 
and  state  Child  Labor  Laws  in  spirit  and  in  letter. 

5.  Develop  an  effective  plan  for  collecting  and  reporting  the  pledges 
and  issuing  certificate-receipts. 

6.  Before  the  campaign  starts  make  adequate  plans  to  follow  up 
each  boy's  subscription  with  information  and  challenge  to  service,  as 
well  as  to  provide  for  full  payment  of  it. 

7.  Confer  with  county,  district,  and  state  leaders  for  help  in  setting 
up  the  "Victory  Boys"  plan. 

8.  Read  all  the  material  in  this  pamphlet  and  in  "The  Victory  Boy," 
which  can  be  secured  from  campaign  chairmen  everywhere. 

9.  Secure  printed  matter,  posters  and  pamphlets  and  plan  for  wise 
and  wide  distribution.  The  County  Committee  will  have  all  these.  If 
there  is  additional  need  write  at  once  to  the  State  Campaign  Com- 
mittee. 

In  each  locality  a  leading  citizen  should  be  appointed  as  head  of  the 
local  Committee  in  charge  of  the  "Victory  Boys."  As  chairman  of  the 
general  campaign  committee,  he  may  wisely  have  on  his  staff  an  exec- 
utive secretary  and  an  employment  secretary. 

Some  communities  that  have  raised  War  Chests  are  planning  to 
have  the  "Victory  Boys"  campaign.  Only  by  vote  of  the  local  War 
Chest  Committee  can  this  be  done. 

OBSERVE  CHILD  LABOR  LAWS 

Leaders  are  urged  to  become  thoroughly  familiar  with  and  care- 
fully observe  federal  and  state  laws  and  municipal  regulations  which 
govern  child  labor.  They  are  also  cautioned  to  use  their  best  efforts 
to  promote  no  work  that  will  interfere  with  the  boys  school  work 
or  in  any  way  undermine  their  physical  health  or  moral  character. 


AVOID  STREET  SOLICITATION  ^  ^  ^ 

Solicitation  of  money  or  pledges  is  not  he  development 

objectives  of  the  Boys'  Division of  th^  ^^  fhis  purpose  would  be 
of  character  through  sacrifice.    It  «  cka'  tha J 
defeated  if  boys  solicited  money 'ta  her  than  earnea  ^  ^ 

Therefore,  requests  by  boys  should  not  be  made       g       ^  m 
and  the  use  of  various  devices  and  plans  for  the 

by  boys  should  not  be  allowed  streets,  in 

Boys  should  not  be  allowed  to  collect  money 
theatres,  or  in  other  public  places. 
VICTORY  BOYS  PUBLICITY  MATERIAL 

VICTORY  BOYS  y  d 

on  this  page:  namely,  the  poster,  window  banner, 
Two  booklefs,  buttons,  and  pledge  cards  will  usually 
be  shipped  directly  to  county  headquarters  with  the 
publicity  material  for  the  general  campaign.  Local 
headers  should  secure  their  supplies  from  this ;  source. 
A  limited  reserve  supply  will  be  sent  to  state  head- 

c  uarters.  ,  ,    ,  • 

'  "The  Victory  Boy"  is  a  workers  manual  ot  in- 
structions and  is  mailed  to  each  worker  whose  name 
is  recorded  at  national  headquarters.  Extra  copies 
may  be  secured  from  state  and  department  head- 
quarters. 


VICTORY 
BOYS 


A  MILLION  BOYS 
BEHIND  A 
MILLION 
FIGHTERS 


Every  Amer  ican  Boy 
Should  Enroll  in  the 


VICTORY  BOYS 

Earn  and       to  help  Veep  our  fighters  happy 


V  B  No.  3, 
Enrollment 
Button 


OW  BOO 
CAM 
EARN 
NEY 


how  Each  Victory  boy's 
55™  helps  to  push 

V  B  No.  5 — 8  pages. 


Certificate;  Receipts, 
and  Honor  Awards, 
are  being  prepared 
and  will  be  illustrated 
in  a  later  issue  jf 
The  Victory  Boy 


V  B  No.  1.     Potter,  13x21.  3  colort 


V  iS  No.  6 — 8  page*  3^x6i* 


OFFICIAL  PLEDGE— "EARN  AND  GIVE"  DIVISION 

In  consideration  of  the  other  subscriptions  to  t  ho  United  Wah  Work 
Campaign  for  a  fund  ot  $170,500,000  to  help  bring  comfort  and  cheer  to  our 
fighters  through  the  work  of  the  seven  organisations  in  the  campaign,  1 
hereby  agree  to  "earn  and  give"  the  sum  of 

 .  Dollars 


to  be  paid  (1)  now  

Dec.  2,  1918,  Jan.  IS,  1!>19,  and  Mar.  1,  I!>1!>  or  (  !) 

Sign  ed  

Street  Address  City  W  Town 


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State 


Date 


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School  or  Place  of  Employment  

NOTE     The  entire  payment  may  be  made  In  cash  to  the  treasurer  of  the  local  > 
or  partial  payments  as  Indicated  above. 

It  Is  understood  that  the  above  money  Is  tojje^earned  or  wlll^bepald  from  moDal  thai  baa  I"-™  taratd, 

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Money  must  not  be  solicited  from  others  as  a-lfta  In  payment  of  this  plod« 

Copyright  litis 


V  B  No.  4.    Boyi'  Pledge  Card,  Size  3x5;  Color,  Light  Blue 


What  Will  Five  Dollars  Do? 


Five  Dollars  will  bring  comfort  and  cheer  to  one  American  Fighter  for 
five  weeks,  and  thus  help  keep  a  fighter  fit. 

(*10  will  provide  activities  for  one  fighter  for  approximately  ten  weeks;  ISO  for  Uveal  \  weeks; 
for  twenty  live  weeks;  s.V)  lor  one  s  eal  .) 


A boy  enrolls  in  the  VICTORY  ROYS 
as  one  of  "a  million  boys  behind  a 
million  fighters,"  or  a  girl  will  enroll  in  the 
VICTORY  GIRLS,  under  the  slogan 
"every  girl  pulling  for  victory."  by  pledg- 
ing to  "earn  and  give  a  stated  sum  toward 
the  United  War  Work  Campaign  fund." 

A  special  "Victory"  button;  and  a 
"Victory"  banner  to  hang  in  the  home 
window  are  given  when  the  subscription 
pledge  is  made.  When  the  payment  is 
fully  made  a  certificate-receipt  is  given. 

Honors  will  be  awarded   to  schools  or 


places  of  employment  w  hen'  fifteen  or  more 

boys  or  girls  enroll,  provided  the  number 
enrolled  is  LOO  per  Cent,  of  the  goal  assigned. 

The  United  War  Wohk  Campaign  is  to 
secure  $170,500,000  with  which  to  provide 
cheer  and  comfort  for  the  American  soldiers, 
sailors  and  marines,  and  those  of  our  Allies, 
through  the  work  of  the  following  organiza- 
tions: Young  Men's  Christian  Association, 
Young  Women's  Christian  Association, 
National  Catholic  War  Council  (K.  of  C), 
Jewish  Welfare  Hoard,  War  Camp  Com- 
munity Service,  American  Library  Asst. 
ciation,  and  The  Salvation  Army. 

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Reverse  of  V  B  No.  4 


'VICTORY  BOYS"  SPEAKERS 

Speakers  from  out  of  town  who  are  to  speak  on  the  United  War 
Work  Campaign  frequently  can  be  made  available  for  special  meetings 
of  boys  at  schools,  stores,  or  shops. 

Special  speakers  to  boys  should  be  secured  and  routed  by  the  De- 


partment  and  State  Speakers'  Bureaus.  These  special  speakers,  while 
employed  primarily  to  address  meetings  of  girls  or  boys  or  audiences 
of  both  boys  and  girls,  can  wisely  be  used  to  cooperate  in  the  general 
Campaign. 

Local  men  with  particular  talent  in  speaking  to  boys  should  be 
enlisted  to  bring  the  message  of  the  "Victory  Boys"  to  the  boys  at 
home  and  also  in  neighboring  centers.  These  speakers  can  frequently 
be  secured  from  the  ranks  of  professional  or  business  life. 

Returned  soldiers  or  war  workers  will  have  a  special  appeal.  If 
these  people  are  inexperienced  in  speaking  to  boys  they  can  be  secured 
to  share  the  allotted  time  with  men  or  women  accustomed  to  this 
work,  but  unable  because  of  lack  of  personal  experience  to  tell  the 
actual  story  of  the  work  at  the  front. 

A  few  carefully  selected  and  trained  older  boys  can  be  secured 
from  the  colleges  or  schools,  or  from  among  the  large  groups  of  em- 
ployed boys. 

SPEAKERS'  SUGGESTIONS 

For  General  Audiences — All  Speakers  should  share  in  the  responsi- 
bility to  bring  to  every  audience  an  inspiration  to  provide  for  the 
organization  of  the  "Victory  Boys"  division  of  the  Campaign.  This 
reference  may  be  very  brief,  but  it  should  be  with  no  uncertain  note. 
It  should  stimulate  the  local  workers  to  the  appointment  of  active 
committees  for  this  work. 

For  Meetings  of  Boys — The  best  appeal  to  boys  is  to  make  real  to 
them  the  hard  price  that  our  own  soldiers  and  sailors  are  paying 
"over  there,"  and  therr  to  present  a  challenge  to  boys  here  to  share  in 
that  task  by  assuming  work  in  a  similar  spirit  of  sacrifice.  The  record 
of  some  particularly  hard  or  disagreeable  job  cheerfully  undertaken 
and  thoroughly  done  by  a  soldier  or  sailor  will  bring  more  results  than 
the  mere  recital  of  some  deed  of  daring. 

A  few  human-interest  stories  of  the  work  of  some  of  the  organiza- 
tions in  the  Campaign  will  hold  the  attention  and  secure  the  coopera- 
tion where  details  of  method  and  statistical  results  would  fail.  Pick 
from  the  bulletins  published  by  each  of  the  organizations  the  most 
suggestive  facts  and  tell  them  in  a  simple  but  virile  way.  Remember 
that  the  boys  to  whom  the  message  goes  in  most  cases  will  be  mature 
enough  to  face  up  to  the  strongest  challenge. 

Briefly  tell  the  plan  of  the  "Victory  Boys." 

Give  one  or  two  human-interest  stories  from  the  experience  of  last 
year's  "earn  and  give"  campaign.  Ample  illustrations  are  given  in 
the  handbook  entitled  "The  Victory  Boy,"  which  is  available  for 
every  speaker. 

Submit  a  digest  of  the  enrollment  or  pledge  card  and  urge  that 
each  give  full  consideration  to  every  word  upon  it. 

In  presenting  the  opportunity  to  "earn  and  give,"  speakers  will 
wisely  tell  the  story  of  the  need  and  when  feasible  leave  the  solicitation 


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of  pledges  to  personal  visits  or  calls  by  the  workers.  This  will  tend 
to  emphasize  the  necessity  for  hard  work  and  payment  in  full.  When- 
ever it  becomes  necessary  to  take  subscriptions  in  connection  with 
meetings,  the  speakers  and  workers  should  give  special  emphasis  to 
the  need  for  early  and  complete  payment  of  pledges. 

No  promise  of  work  should  be  given.  Boys  should  be  urged  to  find 
their  own  work  and  engage  in  only  such  tasks  as  comply  fully  with 
the  local  child  labor  laws  and  restrictions. 

If  possible,  the  speaker  should  meet  with  a  small  group  of  the 
most  interested  boys  after  the  meeting  and  with  them  go  over  the 
details  of  the  plans  as  outlined  in  the  campaign  handbook  entitled 
"The  Victory  Boy." 


